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M. DURNELL & E. BEETS.

PORTABLE GRATE SHELF. No. 309,445. Patented Dec. 16, 1884.

llniTnn STATES PATTNT MILTON DURNELL A A Trina PORTABLE GRATE SHELF.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,445, dated December 16, 1884. Application filed January 3, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it 72mg; concern:

Be it known that we, MILTON DURNELL and ELISHA Beers, of Greenfield, in the county of Highland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Grate-Shelves; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact de scription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved grate rack or shelf. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same.

This invention relates to a grate rack or shelf which is portable, and so constructed that it will afford a substantial support for andirons, sad-irons, coffeepots, or any other articles to be heated or kept warm; and it con- 2 sists in the new article of manufacture, which will be fully understood from the following description, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings.

The new article of are about to describe a shelf, A, which is and is ribbed at a. by radial wires, w

manufacture which we consists, essentially, of the segment of a circle, This shelf is re-enforced hioh we shall now letter in the following manner: The wires which are be- 0 neath the shelf are lettered (Z. These wires are the main supports for the horizontal portion A. The ends 0 ofthe wires are turned up, and then bent to form hooks d, and the ends 6 of said wires are turned down to form legs 3 5 or auxiliary supports or standards.

It will be seen that the shelf A is constructed entire with upwardly-bent fins or guards B, which may be angular, (or \l-shaped;) or they These fins or n combination referred to, as forthe shelfA.

may be of any other shape. guards are designed to serve, i

with the bracing-wires above stifienersandauxiliarysupports It is obvious that the shelf and its fins or guards B are sustained, when attached to a grate, by the wires, as described, and that the 5 fins or guards serve in a great measure to prevent the articles supported on theshelf from being smoked. At the same time the said articles may be highly heated.

This new article of manufacture is adapted for any well-known grate by reason of its hooks, braces, supports, and the shelf.

We are aware that sad-iron shelves have been used before our invention which were adapted to hook on an open grate; but such 5 shelves were constructed of east-iron, with hooks and handle entire, and were heavy and expensive to make. \Ve therefore disclaim such shelves. Our improved shelf is made of thin wrought metal, braced and strengthened by transverse rods bent and secured to the shelf in such manner that they afford hooked supports and legs, the back of the shelf being provided with fins and guards, which also strengthen and stiffen the shelf.

Having described our invention, we claim as new- The new article of manufacture consisting of a segmental portable grate rack or shelf having formed on it fins or guards, and braced or re-enforced by wires which are bent to form suspending hooks and standards, substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the f0 our own we affiX our two witnesses.

regoing as signatures in presence of MILTON DURNELL. ELISHA BEETS.

W'itnessesi A. M. MAeKnRLEY, GEO. W. PORTER. 

